Press Release: European Commission meets Russian Government for executive-to-executive talks

President José Manuel Barroso and the European Commission met the Russian Government led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on 21 March 2013. These executive-to-executive talks covered a wide range of EU-Russia cooperation, from discussions on the EU-Russia New Agreement to trade issues, energy cooperation, transport and mobility. As part of this visit, President Barroso also met with President Putin. The crisis situation affecting the economy in Cyprus was also discussed.

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